Blogs come in all shapes and styles, and have become an established part of the literary, journalistic, professional, and social landscape. They are a great way to establish a platform as a writer or expert, promote a business, or just let the world know what you’re up to.
Perhaps you would like to start a blog. Or improve your blog. The beautiful thing about blogs is that you don’t have to wait for permission to publish your work. You can just start doing it. The trick, though, is to do it well.
Here you’ll get an overview of the entire blog process—focusing your concept, setting up your blog, generating good content, attracting attention. All under the guidance of an experienced blogger.
This course is geared for students who are new to blogging, or without much experience in the field.
Some technical advice will be offered, but there is no tech support for setting up or adjusting a blog. (If you want technical assistance setting up and learning to maintain a blog, consider our One-on-One Blog Launch.)
If you wish to focus specifically on blog writing, then consider our Blog Writing course. If you want help reaching a wider audience, consider our Blog Boost service.
4-week Selling Seminar
Place & Price
Registration fee $25, paid once per term
This course gives you a firm grounding in the basics of blogging, and helps you get a blog off the ground, or refine an existing blog. Course components:
How to Blog is for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals. Students must be 18 years or older.
Intensives are fun, fast crash courses.
Two-day Zoom Intensive
Place & Price
Registration fee $25, paid once per term
The Zoom Intensives are taught via the Zoom videoconference platform.
How to Blog Intensive topics include: focusing a concept, options for blog platform, techniques for creating content, how to draw an audience.
Course components: lectures, writing exercises
Intensives are open for writers of any level. Students must be 18 years or older.
Students may reschedule a Zoom Intensive one time.
One-day Intensive
The NYC One-day Intensives are taught in-person.
How to Blog Intensive topics include: focusing a concept, options for blog platform, techniques for creating content, how to draw an audience.
Course components: lectures, writing exercises
Intensives are open for writers of any level. Students must be 18 years or older.
Students may reschedule a One-day Intensive one time.
To ensure everyone’s good health, students and teachers in NYC classes must show proof of full vaccination—your Covid vaccine card (or a digital scan), a NY State Excelsior digital card, or another form of government-approved proof. You must bring this proof to your first class session; we will contact you with a reminder before your class begins. You may also be asked for proof of identity with an official government photo ID. Face masks may also be required, pending the current situation.
